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Clothing and shoe stores in Westmoreland County, PA

How Westmoreland County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #427 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
137
64 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
66
−22.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$337.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,175 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
349,324
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Westmoreland County comes to about $337.1M a year: $2,175 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 137 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.5M per store, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 137 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Westmoreland County was 66 in 2023, down 22.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,348 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 187 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Westmoreland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Westmoreland County is 68 (upper middle), #427 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Westmoreland County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing and shoe stores in Westmoreland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureWestmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.813.716.2
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,3481,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.3%−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,175$2,270$2,055
Median household income$74,109$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 66−22.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
925
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
187Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13764 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
265The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Westmoreland County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Westmoreland County

Population, 2025 estimate
349,324−1.4% since 2020
Households
154,979
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,028 sq. mi.
People per square mile
343
Median household income
$74,109+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,695
Median home value
$203,500
Jobs located here
134,448
Daytime population
320,126Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Westmoreland County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA94114.5$5M+7.2%#5 of 2,087
2Lebanon County, PA88254.4$5M+2.2%#37 of 2,087
3Perry County, PA8563.3$6.6M+2.1%#68 of 2,087
4Carbon County, PA85124.4$4.6M+1.7%#69 of 2,087
5Schuylkill County, PA83325.5$3.7M+1.5%#103 of 2,087
6Wayne County, PA82104.8$4.2M+1.1%#119 of 2,087
7Northampton County, PA821149.3$2.6M+3.7%#130 of 2,087
8Franklin County, PA81528.2$2.6M+3.0%#142 of 2,087
9Susquehanna County, PA8085.2$4.1M−0.3%#150 of 2,087
10Chester County, PA8024411.9$2.5M+4.2%#157 of 2,087
28Westmoreland County, PA681378.8$2.5M−1.4%#427 of 2,087

Other business types in Westmoreland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Westmoreland County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 137 clothing and shoe stores in Westmoreland County. 64 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.3% from 2019. Another 187 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Westmoreland County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $337.1M a year, or $2,175 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,979 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Westmoreland County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Westmoreland County has 8.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 265, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,348 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Westmoreland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 349,324 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 154,979 households. Median household income in Westmoreland County is $74,109, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Westmoreland County scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #427 of 2,087 scored counties.

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